New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-02
THE STRIKE IN NEW.JERSEY.

NEW FREIGuT-uANDLERs TO BE EMPLOYED EXTRA
POLICE ENGAGED.
The strike in Jersey City extended yesterday TO the
freighthandlers in the employ OF the New-fork Lake
Erie and Western Railroad, 500 of them quitting work al
M When the body of the strikers left the freight
piers some one formed about fifteen or twenty
men had remained Pier No. handling hour Inc
strikers turned back and had reached the entrance 10 NO
when they met by General Freight Agent hohuh'
who told the strikers that they could not 20 on the pier
and that would shoot the first man who DO
90 IF any you 90 down that pier he exclaimed
iii will be over nv dead body" A striker who was
recognized as Daniel Reagan haranged the crowd and
urged go down and drive out the scaos but the
advice was not followed The men went away from the
piers and marched quietly in body to Hamilton fark
where they held consultation AT dusk
they dispersed aud went to their homes AFTER
ngreeng TO assemble in the park at m to-day su-
pentendent Thomas said last evening that the number
of freighhandlers strike about 400 and II they DO
not return to work this morning they will be discharged
and new put in their places He says he can get all
the men he wants.
The freight-handlers on the Pennsylvania Railroad
piers presented written demand yesterday to the
snpeIintendent Their demand was the same as
hat presented by the strikers In New-forR
superintendent Tden said he unable to state what
the company would do That the demands OF the freight
nan1ers will not be conceded may safely be Inferred
from the that Mr.. Tlden who is president OF ;he
Police Commissioners. promptly called special meeting
OF the Board had special police power conferred upon
one hundred men selected by Chiefof Police Murphy
These be divided between the pennsylvania
and the Erie roads.
About sixty freght-handlers employed by the New
Jersey Central Railroad quit work. Their places we're
promptly filled by Italians who guarded by squad OF
regular policemen. Many of the regular handlers re-
fused strike the order OF walking delegate and one
of them expressed the opinion OF his fellow workmen
when he said " learned a lesson at the last slIlAe
which have not forgotten. joined the strikers then
and out of work for elk months AFTER the stflbe
ended. You don't catch me striking any more"
The longshorcmen and oalhaDdlers were greatly en-
csuraged action OF the freghthanders and claim
that II the calling out OF the freight handlers Goes not dc
complish their purpose the railroad 1raksen ana othe
to standstL The Knights OF Labor realize that they
engaged in struggle for existence as an organ
tsstion. OF them expressed it, ut Is make or
break with u.s."
There was no change during the day in the
vOngshOremens strike Policemen were Oh duty al thc
steamship piers IN Jersey City and HobOken ana the WORK
Of the longhoremen was being done by the Italians ana
pers who have taken their places They were assisted
by the OF the steamers, and the officials OF the
different companies professed TO be satisfied with the
manner IN which the work WAS going on.
toned yesterday morning at the oboken en-
trance To the ferry and endeavorcd 70 dssuade the
mechanics, yardmen and others employed by the
Delaware, Lackawanna aud Western Company
from going TO work. Their presence and
actions attracted a crowd OF hOodums, and when
about a. gang of Russian Hebrews came over from
EewYork to go 10 work on the coal wlarves tho mood
lums hooted and jeered at them aud then made con
certed attack them The Hebrews retreated 10 the
ferry house and remained there until the mob out
side driven away by The police. The oilcias on the
wharVes report that tie men are WORKING wen ana
handling the fast as IL comes in ON the road.
The reports from Port johnson are not so Satisfactory
The green there do not to acquire proficiency
from practice and the officials of the company have con
siderable trouble with them, hut they are handling
all the coal they need TO handle.
The situation at Weekawken remains unchanged